San Luis Obispo County added 282 new cases of COVID-19 over three days, bringing the province’s total to 17,887 confirmed cases on February 1st.
On Saturday, 164 new cases were reported, 65 new cases were reported on Sunday and 53 new cases were reported on Monday.
Health officials say 52 people are currently hospitalized. Another 1,184 people recover at home and health officials say 16,445 people have recovered.
San Luis Obispo County reports that 15 of the 38 licensed and manned conditions in the country are currently occupied. Thirteen of them are taken by COVID-19 patients.
The province has also added nine new COVID-19 deaths. To date, there have been 177 total deaths attributed to the virus in SLO County.
Distribution of cases by place:
- Paso Robles – 3 492
- San Luis Obispo – 3 214
- Male Colony in California (Prisoners) – 2,362
- Atascadero – 1 629
- Nipomo – 1 324
- Arroyo Grande – 1 269
- Grover Beach – 737
- Oceano – 618
- Templeton – 526
- San Miguel – 439
- Los Osos – 413
- Morro Bay – 366
- Cal Poly (Campus Residents) – 335
- Pismo Beach – 285
- Atascadero State Hospital (patients) – 206
- Cambria – 163
- Shandon – 128
- Santa Margarita – 120
- Creston – 76
- Cayucos – 64
- Avila Beach – 26
- San Simeon – 16
- Bradley – 7
The location of 66 additional cases is investigated and another six are named as ‘others’, which include communities with less than five cases. The Department of Public Health does not identify these sites.
Joint COVID-19 testing sites are currently open to the public in San Luis Obispo, Paso Robles, Morro Bay, Grover Beach and Nipomo.
Appointments are required at all locations. Click here to schedule an appointment.
San Luis Obispo County is currently vaccinating health workers and residents 75 years and older. Click here for more information on how to make an appointment.
Visit readyslo.org for more information on the country’s COVID-19 response.